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www.peoplenewspapers.com/news/2026/07... Reminder that Tuesday is International Zine Library Day. Bring your zine librarian vegan doughnuts. It's tradition. I don't make the rules.* *okay but me and my friends did invent the day

Preston Royal Library to Host Zines Workshop`On Tuesday, July 21, from 2-3 p.m., the Preston Royal Branch of the Dallas Public Library will host a workshop about the history of zines and how to create them.` What are zines? Zines (pronounced ze...www.peoplenewspapers.com

The legendary Roberta Gregory joins the podcast to talk about BITCHY!: The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken, a collection of her classic comics from Fantagraphics.

Comic Book Club Bonus: Roberta GregoryThe legendary Roberta Gregory joins the podcast to talk about BITCHY!: The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken, a collection of her classic comics from Fantagraphics.comicbookclublive.com

It’s wild when libraries embrace and celebrate punk zine collections. I love to see it!

Tomorrow begins International Zine Month 2026! @alexwrekk.bsky.social, creator of IZM, has posted her annual promo poster, along with an accessible text list over at stolensharpierevolution.org/internationa... July 21 is Int'l Zine Library Day! Bring your favorite zine librarians donuts 📓🍩

I’m looking for additional adjunct work for the fall if anyone’s departments are hiring (nyc)— I have taught extensively in comics making and comics studies, history, media studies, gender studies, and writing (both composition and creative). Pass your tips? 🙏🏼

Cool show opens 5 Jun at the new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in Central London, UK. Queer as Comics features work by @rachaelhouse.bsky.social and others. qbcentre.org.uk/exhibitions/...

Queer as comics | Quentin Blake Centre for IllustrationWe are the UK’s first and only charity for illustration - art that communicates stories and ideas - founded by illustrator Quentin Blake.qbcentre.org.uk

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of talking with Maira on the Long Arm Stapler podcast. www.buzzsprout.com/2532068/epis...

This Weds May 20th, attend a free webinar about hosting zine programming in your library! "Cut, Paste, Create: Designing Memorable Zine Workshops" will include tips for running the most exciting, accessible, & engaging zine programs possible. washstatelib.libcal.com/event/16793329 📚 #zines

Cut, Paste, Create: Designing Memorable Zine WorkshopsRecently within the LIS field there has been increased interest in zines, zine libraries, and zine creation programs. Zines are an exciting way to encourage patrons’...washstatelib.libcal.com

Black Zine Fair returns to New York City on Saturday, May 9, 2026 (11am-6pm): blackzinefair.org The fair features 100+ tablers, 10 workshops, a reading room curated by writer/educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed, a take-a-zine-leave-a-zine station, a zine-making station & more! Spread the word! #zines

I made a new Public Collectors postcard! The text is extracted from something I posted here about 6 months ago. The design came to me in a dream (or night of bad sleep). Mail them to friends who need a creative nudge to self-publish. They are 4 for $3.00 from halfletterpress.com/leave-a-reco...

ANNOUNCING! COMIX LAB with JOHN P. and LYNDA B.!!! ONE-DAY COMICS WORKSHOP with John Porcellino and Lynda Barry Saturday May 30, 2026 10 am to 4 pm Madison, Wisconsin (Exact class location revealed upon enrollment) No Experience, No Problem! This class is for anyone and everyone! 1/3 -->

I'm moderating a panel with my ZFF @miloblue.bsky.social from the @qzap.bsky.social, @jrdarchivist.bsky.social of the DC Punk Archive and students Diya Shah & Alexa Boltaz who edit a campus zine. It's at UMD on Sat 4/18. Join us! We'll talk about important stuff that makes you feel good, not bad.

While zines have been made by folks in an ongoing movement of self-publishing since the late 1970s and are (sub)culturally relevant always, somehow they've been "making a comeback" in the last year or two. 🙄

🌻Planting Seeds: An Indigenous Zine Fest hosted by ZINEmercado and @newberrylibrary.bsky.social on May 16 at The Newberry!🌻 www.newberry.org/calendar/zin...

Planting Seeds: An Indigenous Zine FestJoin ZINEmercado and the Newberry Library for a Zine Fest showcasing Indigenous artists.www.newberry.org

Cool to see this in print! I contributed Chapter 11 From Mutiny to Community: Establishing Best Practices for Queer Zine Archives. Thanks to editors Vance Byrd and Javier Samper Vendrell for inviting me to write!

If you're near Minneapolis on Saturday, please consider coming out to the Twin Cities Zine Fest, where we'll have 80+ zinesters sharing their #zines & free workshops! tczinefest.org/tczf-2026/ #TCZF2026 If you're elsewhere, please send good vibes, we could use some fun.

Who needs lions, tigers, and bears when you've got bags, flags, and merch! Do you have small items related to Southern LGBTQ history that you'd like us to preserve? Check out our website for how to contact us and let's save that history together.

Amid the chaos and pain of this week, a couple of good things: My partner-in-crime @chrisqzap.bsky.social has a chapter in Queer Print Cultures, which came out a few days ago, and I'm incredibly happy for him and all the other authors and editors... utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...

Queer Print Cultures - University of Toronto Pressutppublishing.com

For anyone who struggles with gender-neutral language while speaking French, this zine will help! Free download: sheerspite.ca/product/se-f... Print version, $0-3: sheerspite.ca/product/se-f...

As anti-queer backlash and state erasure intensify, citizen archivists are fighting back by saving LGBTQ+ history before it disappears. Groups like @invisiblehistories.bsky.social and the @qzap.bsky.social show how preservation becomes resistance. inthesetimes.com/article/figh...